Simpson

Simpson

This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Adventure Rider Issue #9

Crossing The Simpson With a buffoon

Nick Fletcher and Rupert Shaw – the same Rupert Shaw who organises the Adventure Travel Film Festival – rode their bikes across the Simpson Desert. Rupert says they proved anyone can ride the French Line. Nick thinks they demonstrated that although anyone can, not everyone should.

The author experiencing sense-of-humour failure somewhere in The Simpson.

The genesis of our Simpson trip started in one of Melbourne’s more pretentious coffee shops where I was meeting fellow Pom Rupert Shaw to plan a mini adventure. Rupert had brought a map of Australia and an ambition that far exceeded our abilities.

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